Malawi and Huawei are discussing strategies to implement a US$180-million national ICT investment plan the technology company has committed to for the next four years.
Shadric Namalomba, the Minister of ICT, was in China this week to engage with Huawei executives at the company’s headquarters.
According to the minister’s office, during a meeting with officials, he outlined a four-year roadmap built on two key pillars: a one-stop digital government platform and national connectivity.
The platform is a single web portal where citizens can access all government services, including passports, business registration and tax payments.
The connectivity strategy comprises a high-speed network connecting all 28 districts, with ring protection technology to ensure that no single cable cut disrupts service.
“This initiative is not merely about infrastructure. It is about delivering efficient, transparent, and uninterrupted government services to every Malawian,” Namalomba’s office stated.
This is not the first collaboration between Malawi and the Chinese global technology company.
Earlier in June, they launched the ICT Training Programme, which aims to upskill 500 young Malawians in advanced digital skills, including cloud technologies, AI, data science and software engineering.
Huawei has long-standing agreements to support ICT academies in Malawian universities, providing certification programmes and professional training to prepare graduates for the digital economy.
The company was the primary technology partner for the National Fibre Backbone project, which involved rolling out fibre-optic cable to connect major cities and government offices.
It also provided the technical support for the establishment of Malawi’s first National Data Centre, a key piece of the country's sovereign digital infrastructure.
These projects are components of Malawi’s Digital Economy Strategy (2023–2028), a cornerstone of the country's goal to become a digitally enabled, self-reliant and upper-middle-income country by 2063.
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